New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-13
WITH JUDGE LYNCH.

IT, They had been husy all day tying criminal
case that e led considerable interest in the settle
- of which ioIOs the centre, and they were
sery fed aud thirsty 1t had been no Joke 10 sit IA
hot for ten hours ut stretch. listening 10
sharp- on gued ATTORNEYS CToSs-sX aiming VIII,
,essoS anu peroratirg 10y the hour but tie ordeal
,as over at last, and the jury had now only 10
make mp their mud, as 10 their Vcidict ana 30
lea minutes passed Easily and swiftly sped bali
.tat number OF whskey cocktails down ne 'hIoats
o. the weary twelve. Then they looked AT The
| foreman questiOniuey.
e Gemt.rmen." saiG that worthy. tossing down
eNth iumbler with "a Sigh or Satisfaction, " are VIZ
OIL agreed on tais little matter
q" In = pos,ible bosSl" was tho ironIcal rcply
from two or Three jurors. while the rest drum!he"
their glasses IN acquicScence'
The foreman cleatcd his throat scnOrOnsiy, ana
frownei Then. gentlemen, understand You to
| b. unanimously of opinion that sam Goblet; and
Jum Grobe, accused by Tom Hanson OF the murder
Of his brother Edard. arc"
Not guilty" All twelve icnei in this response,
pnceIemoniously iuterruptng the smooth HOW OF
Her foroman's words He looked some what taken
tback at tits extreme unaniihlty, ana t"l'iou
VEL ho continued in slightly sulky manner,
4 ihis - idea we'd better say So spose.
They trooped back TO the court-hons' cohsld-
cradle number OF people were gathered theTS.
mr. now every inch of space was taken IN, except
small half-circe below the raised atorm, where
lie lndee was enthroned in largo cane-bottomed
ehair This gentleman was thoughtinliy stIrlnRa
pvory compound of heaten egg brandy ana mix;
Known rs eggnOg which he swallowed az draught
upon the temperance OF the jury.
II the fOremans manner was nervous in the )nrys
fciiinS groom. it was painfully 80 as he took MS
all ewes. But the judge asked the usual cues
ZION. tho man gathered himself together faced the
people boldly. and gave the verdict III Ioud ana
emphatic tone "a Not guilty"
II was received in dead silence. The udgo smiled
and nodded. and filled himself anoiher tun oler OF
srgnog TE5 spectators oil the trial looked at each
oiheI with reflection OF the forcmans uneashrss
ON their faces, and walked slowly out discussing
IN no measured terms the various asI ects OF the
events oil the day.
Tcros City was at this time in that primitive
L stage OF development eXT PRESSED by the tlle Oh
L sKaiiway Town. that is TO say. the railway depot
was the most important esab 'ishn,ent III IT, three
month, before the d" city" had been station"
aud consisted Of two buildings only one. combin-
hg the four qualities OF hotel, pOstoffce resthur-
ant and saloon the other general shop OF store,
\ from which every thing necessary 10 the comfort
l and we'll being of Western man coma DC pro
j eurel Hetwecn these two mansions the slsge
c,ach, running from Santa Fe to Trinidad. stopped
\ once a week and for many years was tho only
medium oil commun catlon between ToIos aud the
last But at length the railway, cleepiuy steaol
westward reached this station, and in few DAYS
Il was trans orned into "a city, as only village
NJ the American frontier can be. The rude railway
station and telegraph office were scarcely In work
ing order whole street OF small shops was Gre
sted. dubbed Grand ave. aud crowded daily Nv Tue
most extraordinary mixture OF natIonatlcs ever
behrld M the world. Eng ishmen. i;einaiis. DnteL-
men. frenchmen Spaniards' Italians Msxlcans,
Indians, Chinese and negroes, all were 10 ne seen
there hesIdes every grade OF American. from the
lanky Ncw-Englauder TO the swsrthy Mest virgin
Ian such was Iofos a. the time OF when write,
SOME eight years ago. Our friends, the lnrymen.
the owners of the aforesaid small shops inc
nreiantlous wooden structure of three stories
Which had been built four weeks.
There was one fact about this trial worth noting
here. as 1t formed the subject OF much CON ment
smong the sossips of the place I he oldest i9haS
tant OF the town Joseph CartTight, owner OF inc
ola store which had stood opposite the saloon for
Ten wears pasta man mucn respected IN the set: e
meni. had not taken any part IN tso business; ~
was known that he was a personal friend OF ION
Hanson. the prosecutor and II was san thal ee hau
refu ,ed to become jnryman on that sr"nni;
Nevertheless. people shook their heads ana RAISED
their eyebrows significantly when he came INTO
cont. a mere spectator. 80 this as it may, Josh
Cariricht's grim face did not betray tho least
emotion as the verdict was given.
Iva. sitting opposite to him, with feeling Of
Ind gnation in my heart at the ac9ulltai OF the
prisoners. which COuld only be realized by my
reader. had they heard the str0rg evidence brought
forward by the prosecutops attorney and the
was hitter. with which II was met by the de-
fencc I knew Cartrght well. He had been very
srav tendeIfoot" sorely In need of wise advice
spd sympathy. When the court rose walked with
him 10 the door. and then. obeving q sudoel I'M
rnl.e gave vent To- my indignation at tho vetdict
.Mr Cartrght, what on earth does tins me IN I
Besc men are guilty Ihe iaty must te al Of he
Ing a leve-headed lot . go
And they call this justice
Is l- the law.
Cariright's manner and ny own were in strange
,ontg,,t lie was cold "a an iceberg was in q
heate state Of intense peIpleAiiy ana iIr'tatl2"
aIwavs fpnnd them fair and just IN the dealings
will each other. man might fail IN business ana
I'VE l.
in the pcg hbolhood aud dd his best to work HIM
pcli back into state ~ solvency. no ono dIeamt 81
j touching any Of bis property. They would all wait
patr,.,iy iof their money. and may lay. perhaus.
rarely failed to get II. Again. IL poor ranShlhth
wa, To he'd OF his horse, the neighbors would form
aS,,sc in a twuRlug, and chase the thief night
and DAY Till they secured him; and then. short
shift for the poor wretch. or horse-stenlhg ol
tha, ds.crlptiOn was u capital crime. AMI YET. IN
the very midst of such community as th', gar
Ing peec of injustice Was allowed TO pass WIN the
oA.hand remark that at was the iaw.' GlcaIcr
surpfi-es than this. however. were IN store foT ne
Cartrisht had only just delivered himself OF TIE
above reply. when he shook hands with = man " TO
had followed us from che court house knew him
vii lie was the widest character in the settle
mont. Nike Alison. the desperate
have not space 10 meutIon IN the wav the SUB
feet merits tue exact meaning oil TINS rather am
bgnous title. "dcsperado' In tbs present III
stance it signiied that tins NJ ke Alison was famed
ior ektIeme rccklessncss 10 coHntry wncie t.e
wimtnveness OF society requires every man to
earry loaded firearms habtualy, aud AT certain
times of the year to treat his personal safety as
thug OF no account whatever. 10 record the I~k,
10 life aud limb this man voluntarily encoun'erG =;
IN one calen lar month would III volume 'uuaI III
excitement to any of Captain Mayne heids stories;
He was a hOrse-breaker of extraordinary skill ana
success His shooting was marvellous. have seen
him split the stalk oil sunnower at twenty yards
distance with revolver, aud pnt Tour noles
through an old tOmatOcan which had tnrow II
into re air before il touched tho ground. ~ for
hi. courage the Sher II OF IorOs VINO Knew MIk'
Ali,on WELL expressed tho Strength "l tne man .
nerve in "a sufficiently graphic manner when lbs
tad "A answer to QucTV from cur"uS hiIhDHtr
sCourIge-pshaw Why, that caSs would walk mp
70 the mouth of "a cannon, when they we're Apply ing
The match. as cool as you'd eat your dinner.
such wa, Mike Alison am sorry TO say that De
vs. s1hcthing mOTe-and 1t was thls TACT " ilch
caused me To open my eyes Woe ~heh |a't'lI
thonk hands with him. Mike Alison was "A horse
sealOi. and at the Ney TOP OF hi' pr pr,
never eson bounced upon the property of the rch
NAV unles, 10 had made himself opn"x IONS pS
ton,s act Of meanne,s or Injustice Out none the
les tbs Robin Hood OF the prairIes Was cpis"e,ea
sshc,p of the BLACK dye 10y The rcspec'ao'e c''
uEs % lOrOs.
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